After having another close encounter with data loss recently I decided I needed to have a more permanent backup strategy (non disk) and decided to get a tape drive.
I scored a LTO7 drive yesterday for cheap (relatively, still way too expensive for home use and total overkill but this forum's is to fault for that o/c )
I know, inform first buy after but this was a nice opportunity.
So I am looking for software to use it now.
I saw a bunch of open source software (Bacula, Amanda) but have no experience with those. I could get TSM as well via our company, but with little info what makes a good tool this is as good as any other.
Basically I need tape for 2 kinds of data - persistent data like documents and pictures which atm don't change that often.
Then it would make sense to save moving data (core infrastructure VMs )to have a fallback in case of all else failing - those should be updated maybe once a week.
I don't have tape library, only a single drive. Not sure whether I can leave the tape in the drive for weeks and months or whether thats bad for it (dust & heat)?
For vmBackup I use Nakivo atm, all my docs&pics are on a FreeNas filer , so no real Client Backup requirements
Thanks
I scored a LTO7 drive yesterday for cheap (relatively, still way too expensive for home use and total overkill but this forum's is to fault for that o/c )
I know, inform first buy after but this was a nice opportunity.
So I am looking for software to use it now.
I saw a bunch of open source software (Bacula, Amanda) but have no experience with those. I could get TSM as well via our company, but with little info what makes a good tool this is as good as any other.
Basically I need tape for 2 kinds of data - persistent data like documents and pictures which atm don't change that often.
Then it would make sense to save moving data (core infrastructure VMs )to have a fallback in case of all else failing - those should be updated maybe once a week.
I don't have tape library, only a single drive. Not sure whether I can leave the tape in the drive for weeks and months or whether thats bad for it (dust & heat)?
For vmBackup I use Nakivo atm, all my docs&pics are on a FreeNas filer , so no real Client Backup requirements
Thanks